Canada's complicated history July 1 – Canada’s birthday. Appropriately, there are no parades this year. We are hiding covidly. Not just in the country, but regionally, for Canada is not so much a nation, but a community of jurisdictions united by an amorphous set of ideals, history and legal frameworks. * Let’s clarify ‘eh’. Endemic to the English Canadian accent (and … [Read more...]
Banff today: Visiting the heart of the Canadian Rockies
Banff and Region Today The actual Townsite of Banff - as differentiated from the National Park is one of a few rare municipalities inside a protected, and nationally managed area. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep The Bow river flows from Bow Glacier - fed from the Wapta Icefield 37 kms north of Lake Louise, through Lake Louise, Banff, Canmore, Calgary and eventually … [Read more...]
Skiing in Revelstoke: We’re Stoked!
This is a shout out to Revelstoke, an architectural gem in British Columbia’s mountainous interior. About five hours west of Calgary and nearly six east of Vancouver, Revelstoke is isolated in a global sense, yet culturally it claims a pivotal position within Canadian mountain culture. Located strategically along the Canadian Pacific railway lines and on the Trans-Canada … [Read more...]
New England, (Central) Canada & New York – in the Fall
I have just returned from a month of colours in central Canada and the Eastern USA. I maintained my internal enthusiasm for woodland florescence for over three weeks before beginning to lament the site of yet another batch of colourful leaves. In fact by the end we longed for twigs and snow :). But it was beautiful. Leading tours with a distinct nature element is always … [Read more...]
I’m not a racist, but ….. (Je ne suis pas raciste, mais…)
Canada is in the dying days of a painful and tiring national election. With a small and extremely diverse population spread across the second largest sovereign land-mass on earth, speaking to - and on behalf of - all Canadians, is undoubtably difficult. I have written about my experience with Islam (for better and for worse) and I am certainly deeply concerned about the role … [Read more...]
